Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 16

           Tessreallywishedtowalkuprightly,whileherfatherdidnothingofthekind;butsheresembledhiminbeingcontentwithimmediateandsmallachievements,andinhavingnomindforlaboriousefforttowardssuchpettysocialadvancementascouldalonebeeffectedbyafamilysoheavilyhandicappedastheoncepowerfuld’Urbervilleswerenow.

           Therewas,itmightbesaid,theenergyofhermother’sunexpectedfamily,aswellasthenaturalenergyofTess’syears,rekindledaftertheexperiencewhichhadsooverwhelmedherforthetime.Letthetruthbetoldwomendoasarulelivethroughsuchhumiliations,andregaintheirspirits,andagainlookaboutthemwithaninterestedeye.Whilethere’slifethere’shopeisaconvictionnotsoentirelyunknowntothe“betrayed”assomeamiabletheoristswouldhaveusbelieve.

           TessDurbeyfield,then,ingoodheart,andfullofzestforlife,descendedtheEgdonslopeslowerandlowertowardsthedairyofherpilgrimage.

           Themarkeddifference,inthefinalparticular,betweentherivalvalesnowshoweditself.ThesecretofBlackmoorwasbestdiscoveredfromtheheightsaround;toreadarightthevalleybeforeheritwasnecessarytodescendintoitsmidst.WhenTesshadaccomplishedthisfeatshefoundherselftobestandingonacarpetedlevel,whichstretchedtotheeastandwestasfarastheeyecouldreach.

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